Lídia Pedro Solé – , lecturer in Journalism, will present as follows:
ABSTRACT
Journalism is often a dangerous profession in which men and women face challenges and risks daily. However, some challenges and benefits are specific to the type of journalist you are in the field –text reporter, radio reporter, video journalist, etc– and are intimately linked with gender.
This paper is based on my doctoral study of women video journalists working in Europe, the Americas, Africa, and Asia Pacific. The rise of video journalism is one of the consequences of journalism adapting to new times and market needs. Contemporary journalists are asked to be multi-skilled, flexible, and it is increasingly rare to find a journalist who only writes or only takes pictures. Not long ago, it would take three or four people to produce a news story; nowadays, a video journalist does it all. To date there is limited literature on the experiences and risks faced by video journalists versus other forms of journalism, and there is no specific research on women working as video journalists within mainstream traditional companies -as staff or freelancers- covering news.
Drawing on 26 in-depth interviews, the author, who has worked as a VJ for more than ten years, explores how women VJs navigate their professional lives when working as a VJ in different regions of the world. This research expands our knowledge of gender issues in journalism and extends scholarship to examine the experiences of women VJs working in the field in both Western and non-Western cultures.
Date: Tuesday 12/11/24
Time:9.30-10.30
Who can attend: Students of all levels – L6 class
Where: Moulsecoomb Campus, Watts, 622
Image – Lídia Pedro Solé –
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